ft ' - In. ' . 15 prince Rupert Doiiv News Friday, June 6, 1952 -Sh Are More Than M Madcaps ercy Goal rmers m . ! ' " i ,,i-- Not Only Merrymaker History of B.C. Packers With Bead-studded Fez Temple M m m m Gizeh Temple, Vancouver, B.C., Who is n Shriner? To some people he is a i nan for iU desert the whole of madcap merrymaker, j British Columbia and the Yukon. wearing a bead -studded Fez, making a fool of himself capita.) of the .Province, August ! h j 16, 1902, but witii Vancouver be OS thouqh his whole life is aimed at nothing but fun. But there is much more to .- ; earning a large commercial The Shrioers csnd Their centre with a population approaching the half million mark, it was considered in 1943 to be in the best Interests of tShrinedom i ! m j i Shire Circus Draws Many adies Shrlners that that. The first Ancient Arabic Order ' of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a. react order, is said to have been organized by Kalif Alu, son-in- I law of Mohammed, in Mecca In the year G4fl A D. The modern Ordvr was brought lo United States from France In 1872 by an actor, William 1. Florence, who had found the ritual of an Arabic society In Marseilles. Or.'.y Kr.lehts Templar or 32nd to transfer it to the mainland city. I Since then Gizeh has increased j its membership manyfoid and as i ! of January 1, 1&52 had 152'J j Nobles. : g The Temple has Band, Patrol, Gietters, chanters, Camel Corps, j Drum and Bugle Band, Temple j Guard snd Bappine Band In Highland uniforms 1 Buchanan j" tartan which comprise Shrine i J colors red, green and yellow. I J Live Shrine Clubs are scatter- j ed throughout the province at j such places as Victoria, Upper Vancouver Island, Nanaimo, Nel- j One of the next big events in Shrinedom In British Columbia this year, will be the staging of the Annual Shrine PNE Circus, ' by Polack Brothers, during the Pacific National Exhibition at Vancouver, BV. Wednesday, August 20th through Labour Day, Monday, September Ut, afternoon and evening performances for 11 continuous days and nights. 1254)00 people saw the Shrine --PNE Circus in 1951. This year s Circus is acclaimed the greatest i Degree Masons are eligible for admission, even t hough the Shrine is not a Masonic Order. Today there are 162 bmncheg ; or temples, with 675,000 member Inviting Them To Make Themselves At Home In Our Store ; in Canada, United States, Mexico and Honolulu. I The main project of Canadian son. Trail, Prince Kupert, UKan- I agan, Kamloops, New westmin- show in the history of Polack i ster C h 1 1 1 iw a 0 k and East Brothers. There are clowns ga Kootenay.. and American Shrinerg today is the oiMsration of their 17 Crippled Children's Hospitals. This work was started in 1920 when the Imperial Council meeting in lore, featuring the inimitable Mystic Shrine diul their Ladies M British Columbia Packers Limited Prince Rupert, B.C. Phone 220 Box 669 Wal eoartmen aces Appointed Divan E. A. Simmons, First Ceremonial Master; M. L. Barr, Second CeK'monial Master; Irvin Miller, Marshall; H. A. Borgerson, Captain of the Guard; W. C. Ferguson, Outer Guard; George W. Marshall, Honorary Captain of the Guard; A. L. S. Emsley, Honorary Outer Guard; Heg. Keith, Potentate's Aide; Joe Bennett, Potentate's Aidi; J. Dorman, Potentate's Aide; John Johnson, Potentate's Aide; Fred E. Doull, Bobo Barnett and his miniature automobile; highly trained performing animals including dogs, chimpanzees, elephants,, horses, camels, seals and penguins; a galaxy of unexcelled, intrepid, daring performers jugglers, balancing tu-riuiuts, high-flying trapeze artists, aerial ballets, trick skating. These lusts result in a show full of clean, clever ciomcdy, perfected skill and precision, t . Visit the Shrine PNE Circus! See the engaging new acts 22 St ore Portland decided to spend their money on curing trippled children. Since tlTCn health and happiness have been brought to the lives of 200.000 children who would otherwise have been helpless cripples. 1 Their annual hospital budget totals $3,500,000. Sixi-sewn British Columbia children received treatment in these hospitals during 1951 and twenty-nine so far this year. Oizeh Temple of B.C. contributes about $500 each year to the Children's Hospital In Vancouver and to Queen Alexandria Solarium on Vancouver Island. ? Director of First Section; Bert- hour of unsurpassed mirth and ; rand Galloway, Director of wonderous enjoyment. Hear the ' eecond Section ; Eiehard Nelson, Shrine Bands. Bee the colourftiWAmbassador-at-large; Norval Bhrine Uniformed Units. Tuke ! Mackay Smith, Crippled Child-the ' kiddies! ! fen's Hospitalization. A MOST HEARTY r E M WE LCD Pledge my . "I plmlj'.e allegiance tp lac; and to the country for' TO THE NOBLES and LADIES which it stands; one Nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all " WELCOME NOBLES OF GIZEH FAMILY MEAT MARKET PACKERS OF FINE QUALITY CLOVER LEAF Canned Sea Foods 1 1 1 s - It i 1, - i ' i . 150 INITIATIONS Last year Imperial Potentate Puteat from Wake Forest, North Carolina attended the Facific Ncithwtst Shrine Convention in Vancouver and took an active jiart in initiating 150 candidates.,; Httt Al 'a SS. 0 i RUPERT BAKERY LIMITED Third Avenue Bread and Pastry Makers Welcome Nobles 'and Ladies EARL MAH The SS "CHILCOTIN" IS AGAIN PRIVILEGED TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION , BETWEEN VANCOUVER AND PRINCE RUPERT FOR LADIES AND NOBLES OF " GIZEH TEMPLE George Hill & Sons Ltd. MEN'S AND BOYS' , SHOES WELCOME-SHRINERS WELCOME GIZEH t TEMPLE ... ..; I . 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